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Show TIGER IN PHILOSOPHICAL Is Disease a Crime?i MOOD Having Suicide In Mind, Meeting Wat Decidedly Lucky. ! A email dark coon was walking one day In the desert for the sake of his appetite when he ran full tut Into a large and comparatively healthy tiger. The coon realized, instinctively, that he would require to exert all his- wits to keep things going on as satisfactorily as usual, And so he spoke up 'In a perfectly candid way. Good morning," he said to the tiger, who did not answer hut looked at him roguishly. The desert air Is line this morning" continued the coon, and the tiger smiled in a humorous manner. But I derive no benefit from this line air," proceeded the coon, "for I am 111. Yes, I have taken poison!" he went on, with a feverish look in bis deep brown eyes. "Last night I nte a pallful of strong arsenic which I mistook for whitewash. My physician tells me that I am so saturated with poison ( that. If anything only Just touches me, nothing could postpone Immediate death. If you, for Instance, touched me with your teeth, only it would kill you Instantaneously. Nothing could postpone death!" Why wish to postpone death?" said I may tell you the tiger, cheerily. that 1 consider this meeting Bbeef good luck, for I am tired of life and came out to commit suicide. Kindly stand still, so, while I spring. A little farther to the left, please. , Thank Punch, i you! Christmas in Australia track curls In and straight up and drop them straight out amongst the forest trees like a down again, seldom skimming the great dirty yellow ribbon. The sun surface and never stumbling. They pours down upon it all day long, and are due at the mining camp the unceasing glare adds to its ugli- for they are laden with Christmas ness. There is no sign of moisture cheer, and many a storekeeper, lookanywhere within sight; not a drop of ing at his empty shelves, and at the water has fallen from the blue skies crowds of diggers lounging about A long, narrow - t, ' Words of Wisdom. Westfield, 111., Dec. 18th (Special) All who are suffering with Brights Disease, should read carefully the following letter from the Rev. G. L. Good of this place. He says: , 1 feel it Is my duty to tell you ol the wonderful boneflt I have received from the uso of Dodd's Kidney Pills. I am a Minister of the Gospel, and In my work, I am frequently exposed to all weathers. Six years ago, I was laid up sick. I doctored with a number of physicians, and finally consulted a specialist, but without success. They all told me I bad Brights Disease. I was In a had way and almost helpless when, thank God, I heard of Dodds Kidney Pills. Thy saved my life. 1 took sixteen boxes and now 1 am cured. The first day I took them 1 felt relief. When 1 began I weighed only one hundred and five pounds, now I and weigh one hundred and sixty-fiv- e I am the picture of health. I recommend Dodda Kidney Pills to all my friends who have Kidney Trouble and I pray to God that' other sufferers will read these words and be helped by them." Little squads of horsemen dash In from the outside camps, wearing white, soft, slouch hats, blue or red shirts, breeches, and spurred boots. They sing and shout merrily, and get and return chaff with careless freedom. All is noise and motion, all is merriment and reckless freedom; for with pouches, curses the diggers are out to spend their Said Mahomet, the owner of the cara- gold, and spend It they will, though van for not hurrying his men and the heavens fall. Little brown men his beasts; but the curse of a Christ- and women, too, from Japan, dressed ian storekeeper Is only so much idle In all their Oriental .finery, ' jostle wind In the ears of the- Mohammedan their way amidst the eager crowd, the camel king, though at the giving of Jap women smiling gaily as the bronzcurses he Is neither niggardly nor ed diggers toss them playful compliA serious-faceslow himself, for he hates all un- ments. Chinaman believers, though he carries their now and then puts In an appearance, his big plaited straw hat, long pigtail, trade and pouches their money. robe looking out of Half a dozen horsemen come along and the track, each rider leading a place amidst the whirl of Australian by a halter. Long of limb are life. The Chinaman gets no complithese men, bearded for the most part, ments, he Is not welcome on a gold with dry, thin, weather-tannefaces. field, and he knows It, and, what Is soft more, he has no legal right there, a They wear their felt hats pulled far down over their fact which he also knows as well as brows to keep the dust out of their his neighbors. The sun sinks in a blqod-rebank eyes. They sit loosely in the saddle, with a slovenly, careless seat, and of clouds In the West, there Is a great for six months past. The wheels of wagons and the hoofs of horses have churned and kicked the surface of the track Into fine red dust so fine that every passing breeze picks up the powdered earth and plays with it. On the straight stretches of the for-etrail, the breeze carries the dust In a filmy haze, like the mist one meets with at eventide In the China seas. Where the trail bends suddenly to right or left, the playful winds catch up the dust and whirl It round and round In swiftly revolving circles, lifting it higher and hlghei until its topmost spirals seem to melt into the very skies. All along the track the trees on both sides are covered with dust; it lies thickly upon the trunks, It clings to the boughs, It bows down the leaves, giving a st dun-colore- d well-stocke- d - d saffron-colore- pack-hors- e d broad-brimme- eager for quarrels; groups link and go reeling down the causeway, shouting, singing, capering,-laughingripe for fun or mischief. Hark! a bell rings out loud and high above the din, a bell that tells that Christmas day has come. Hark! yet again. A young girl's voice comes stealing sweetly through the warm night air, other voices Join in and sounds to blend with It, strange catch the listening ear amidst such surroundings: llnrk! the heiald n angel Ring, King. Glory to the glory. Glory, glory, glory, n to the King. Glory Along the causeway comes the little band of carol singers. At their head a wandering preacher, who, with, his daughter, goes wherever the Spirit calls him. The man carries his hat in bis band and sings In a deep nass that is almost a roar. The girl, with hands folded In front of her, with her bonnet pushed back almost on to her neck, fills the street with melody: arm-in-ar- m , new-bor- new-bor- Glory, Glory The glory, glory, glory. n King. to the half-doze- new-bor- n disciples who follow , pnqua bami Case Onei t. Pin die co pny, 'J The freque an til 1 over-work- ante-versi- 8o-- c tome preset test b out-do- or paniei ovarie Hy are in placei firm ; paper- cloth-boun- d. horro Lydia pound Mrs d one-thir- givey if yoi Your Dear I It the sue tnedlci lie ito Isubtr physic on the perat So ment hams trying entire phyaic tumor he at lf AGONY OF SORE HANDS. a Cranked and Peeled Water and Heat Could Do , Caused Intense Pain No Housework Grateful to Cutlcura. My hands cracked and peeled, and were so sore It was Impossible for ms to do my housework. If I put them in water I was In agony for hours; and It I tried to cook, the heat caused intense pain. I consulted two doctor but their prescriptions were utterly useless. And now after using one caks of Cutlcura Soap and one box ot Cutlcura Ointment my bands are entirely well, and I am very gratefuL (Signed) Mrs. Minnie Drew, 18 Dana SL, Rox-burMass." , characters and life Is full of meaning to her. The chin and hands will portray power and purpose, about the mouth the smile of the self poised Individual The eyes clear and looking fearlessly tnd trustfully Into the future, In their depths the sadness of the human atruggle they ars engaged In. Hope and expectation and an understanding of things and events In her attitude. Ean Francisco Chronicle. 'p Owl Served for Quail. Lovers of game In this city bava beea eating owl under the lmpres-ilo- a that the toothsome morsels Berv-i- d to them were quail As expert evL lence seems to be necessary to de termlne just what sort of birds are being served np for the epicures of the city, perhaps there Is no real cause tor dlsgruntlement If owl by another name tastes good why should It' not be a favorite dish? San Francisco Chronicle. far-seein-g. Important to Mothers. carefully erery bottle of CA8TORIA, and remedy for lufints sad chlldroo, sad too that It nn Bean tbs of S Ignatara Is Pn fERIC world-fame- Skins Used In This Country. This country is the greatest consumer of hides and skins in the world. If uses in a year 48,000,000 goat skins 24,000,000 sheep skins, 16.000,004 hides of all kinds, 9,000,000 calf skim and 2,000,000 other skins. It Import all Its goat skins a total amount of about (25,000,000 worth, and over $10 000,000 worth of hides and over $17,. 000,000 worth of other skins, a total of over $30,000,000 worth of hides and skins. Germany imports less hides an skins than does this country, and England and France each import one-haas much. Shoe Retailer. I ' mr never-endin- held sacredly confidential. Dr. Pierce' Pleasant Pellets Invigorate and regulate stomach, liver and bowels. tic earnestness. She will be soberly eA sensibly garbed, with a dash t color, for the working woman knowa and appreciates th meaning of color, a safe Frequent bearing of children, with tta erecting damanda upon the system, coupled with th care, worry and labor ot roaring a large family, la often the reuse of weak nesses. derangement and debility which are aggravated by the many household caret. g and the bard, and work which the mother ia called upon to perform. Dr! d Pierce, the maker of that remfor woman's peculiar weaknesses and edy 111 Dr. Plerce'a Favorite Prescription ar that one of the greateat obstacles to the cure of this class of maladies Is the fact that the housewife can not poor, the needed rest from her many householdgetcares end labor to enable her to secure from the use of hit Prescription its full beneti ta. It ia matter of freuuent experience, he aars! in hla extensive practice In these rates, to meat with those In which his treatment falls by reason of the patient' Inability to abstain from bard work long enough to be With thone suffering from prolapsus, cured. and retroversion of the uterus other displacement ot the womanly organa,ot it is very necessary that. In addition to taking bis "Favorite Prescription" they abstain from being very much, or for long periods, on their feet. All heavy lifting or straining of any kind should also be avoided. As much air as possible, with moderate, exercise la also very important Let light th these rules and the observe fiatlent will do the rest Dr. Pierces Medical Adviser Is sent fret on receipt of stamps to psv expense of mailing onlu. Bond to Dr. R. V. fierce, Buffalo, N. Y 21 one-costamps for or 31 stamps for If sick consult the Doctor, free of charge by letter. All such communications are -covered, Ti The American Working Woman. The picture of the American work ing woman has yet to be painted. II will bs a composite picture embody Cumin over-work- nt . ing many types, with one long ago. a popular magazine article in which? published an editorial asserted, in substance, that all disease should b regarded as criminal Certain ,1a, that much of the rickne and suffering of mankind Is due to the violation of certain of Natures lawa. But to say that all sickness should be regarded as criminal, must appeal to very reasonable Individual as radically wrong. It would be harsh, unsympathetic cruel, yes criminal, to condemn the poor housewife who stinks weak, under the heavy load of household cares and burdens, and suffers from weaknesses, various displacements of pelvic organs and other derangements peculiar to her sex Catarrh Cannot For Over SO Tsar. The Kind You liar Alwaa Bought, De Cured With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot rsaet Ui scat of th dlaosaa. Catsrrh Is s blood or disease, and In order tocurv It you msitttks Internal rsmsdlns. lull's Catarrh Curs It Ukra l ternally, and sots directly on th blood sod niucoui surfaces. HtU's Catarrh Cur la sot quack ninlb clss. It w. prescribed by one of tbs boat phvitrlana In tblaoouulry for years ond la o regular prsaeriptioa. It la couipueed of tho beat tunica know a. Combined with tbo beat blood bunder, acting dlmlly OS lb mucous surfaces. The perfect Combination of ths laro ingredients Is what produces sucb wonderful rs suit la curing cntnrrh. Rend for te.tlntonlnls. free K.J. CHINEY CO., Props., lulsdo,t told by prugglsu. pries 7V. Toko uaU's Family 1'Ult fur constipation. Carlyle's Story. One of tho richest stories concerning Pickwick rarers" was told by Carlyle. and It show the enormous Interest with which the monthly parts were awaited. A clergyman went to give ghostly consolation to a sick person, and, having done so, wai aston-lheto hear him say, when he had loft the room, Well, thank heaven. Pickwick will be out in ten days, d Oi popi has evei wen nson muc ah uey IF any-way- Mra. Window's Soothing Syrup, for chtldrse toothing, tufirnt th gunia, roduooa I. O0unaUu,aiUjila,cun wladouuu, SboabwUia. strange, unnatural appearance to Extenslva Industry In Grapes. everything that grows. If you were Shipping and keeping grapes la not a bushmnn you could not tell one cork duRt Is quite an Industry In some tree from another under that summer of the European grape districts. A mantle. Bloodwood, quondong, blue considerable quantity of such grape gum, sandal wood, stringy bark, bull shipped from Spain, Is annually con- oak, red gum. Iron bark, currojong. sumed In the United State No living thing can exist where that mantle lies, no birds twitter amongst Ever Hear of "Scotty" and His Record-Breakinbecause the dust has the branches, Ride? killed off all Insect life; even the s The story, briefly told. Is this: Walhave fled from their haunts In ter Scott, the Death Valloy gold minor, trunks. There la no grass hollow tho made the trip from Angeles to on either side of the track, not a Chicago last summer on a special train over the Santa Fe In less than solitary blade; the dry season has 45 hours. That whirlwind train cost killed It all off. Here and there you him more than fd.noo. It was ths note the grey ashes of what had been fastest long distance run over moun teamsters' camp fires, .with a smoldertains and plains ever mmle on any ing ember at Intervals glistening In American railway. It demonstrated greyness, like a bloodshot eye In boyond dispute that the Santa Fe jthe A sodden face. You turn a benu In track, equipment and employees are ol a string of the dependable kind. Probably you the trail and come upon all heavhundred camels, a or wouldnt care to ride so fast. You pre eighty fer the luxury of our three trains from ily laden with stores. Their Afghan Utah snd Colorado to Everywhere drivers, In blue blouses, dirty white, East and Southwest. baggy calico trousers, and dirtier turAsk nte for ticket rates and literabans, plodding along ankle deep In ture. soli that Is softer than snow, strange C. F. WARREN. men, with dark, G. A.. A. T. & S. F. Ry. and curly ebon eyes gleaming Ill Dooly Block, Salt Lake City, Utah beards, big, men, who will neither eat nor drink with Pathos and Humor In Ad. la the Situations Wanted" la the the Christian teamsters, prospectors, London Expresa was this advertise, or diggers. Their camels, trailing ons ment: "Galloping consumption of behind the other, each with Its noso-lin- e attached to the tall of the beast means: Dr, Work wanted. Address, Fitlent. Bed (48, Dally Etprcss, Tu- In front of It. make but little duet; they lift their great padded feet dor street." g liz-ard- Is Jet-blac- flerce-lookln- broad-shouldere- look would to an untrained eye as If It not take much 'to shift them should a horse buck suddenly or stumble. Yet most of them could ride a whirlwind If they could only saddle it, for they are Australian making their way Into the big mining camp In time for the Christmas revels that are certain to take glow on all the earth, and the glory of the everlasting skies Alls the world with splendor. The crimson flame flickers for a moment, then dies out, and the clouds turn purple, then s black, and the night la mistress of .he mining camp. A myriad lights leap Into being, Chinese lanterns glow in every bunch of greenery, they flutter serosa tiie track In long gleaming place. The great camp comes In sight A strings. Then women and boys ride long, narrow gully flanked on both down the highway on the horses, on sides by low hills, dotted all over with mules, on camels, and all carry Chidirty tents that look too hot to shield nese lanterns that dodge and dance even a dog on such a blistering day. and glisten Joyously. Old comrades In front of nearly every huslLcas who have been sundered for years place, no matter whether it be made meet tnd clasp hands In the sturdy of galvanized Iron, wood or bag and grip the digger loves; they shoulder canvas, the owners havs tied a liberal their way to the nearest bar, and amount of fresh green foliage. All drink to ths memory of comrades day long men have been busy bring- burled and comrades bankrupt, and scenes that ing in great wagon loads of young live again through th trees and green branches rut In the made them friends. Old foes meet ad past each other with a scowl or a forest close by, and the business folk have purchased liberally. muttered oath, for your digger It a Camola are kneeling in the high- sound hater as well a a good lover. way, whilst their Afghan drovers un- The click of the billiard balls It beard load them, and they guggle and cluck and the direful rattle of the dice-box- . and groan dismally aa though loth to Gamblers were at work with cards In part with their burdens. Mules many a spot, and gold that has cost with ears laid flat back, and big, dir months of toll to win Is lost In a few ty, yellow teeth laid bare, step quick- hours' mud plunging. Fiddles squeak, ly through the throng, drawing carts accordions wall, and harp twang In Champagne dally, decorated and covered with the dancing saloon quaint device planned by the differ- corks fly fast and furiously, and ths ent tradesmen to whom they belong. revel grows fiercer and florcer. As the night wears on men rest Auctioneers and cheap Jacks ars holding Impromptu sales In the open air. out of the drinking hells flushed, hot. plo-ueer- P ho preacher and hla daughter take up the words, and send the old, old messago ringing proudly, joyously Into the very heart of the nlghL The music, the words, touch and stir the crowds, .they cease to shout and yell. They cease to dance and drink; they cease to curse and gamble. Out from the drinking dens they pour Into the street, out from the gambling hells, out from the dancing saloon A mighty hush falls on the camp. Hughle, tho Baker." chief professional gambler in the camp, leans his elbows on the window sill of his hotel, snd quietly tears his cards across ths middle one by one, snd drops his dice box out amongst ths feet of ths crowd. Then,. Just as some of the baser spirits in ths throng try to drown the choir voices with a ribald shout, the gambler, home am.dst thinking of hit far-of- f the green English lanes, raises his deep, rich voice, a voice that every, digger knew, and blending perfectly with the voice of the preacher's daughter, sings: Hark, the herald angola ln Glory to th raw-bor- n King. Glory, glory, glory, glory. Glory to th new-bor- n King. Then the whole street bursts into on great glad tong of praise and adoration, and Chrtatmas came to the camp. A. G. Hales In Montreal flow Ha Knows. "When you go up to the city and sea the multitudes of people there, thousands an thousands of 'em. you wonder bow they all live," said the Old Codger, In hla sarcastlrumlnatlng way. "But after them same city peo-pl- o get through with you the ain't by any means as great as It waa." Puck. my-ter- A lam I oent. y DOXY rOROET package Rod Cross Hell Blue, MW Tbs hUH Company, South Hernl, lod. Well, la Press. 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